Awesome lot of Neon Blue to Sea-Foam Green Afghan Tourmaline Faceting Rough. This lot is really indicative of the best Afghanistan has to offer in Tourmaline color and is 80% TOP faceting grade material. Most of the stones in this lot will cut eye-clean or better with the bulk being able to facet 10x clean. Most stones are nice and bright and should hold their color well once cut. Most of these pieces are nice crystal sections capable of giving above average yield and we are confident you will take out several stones in the 1+ carat range with a little work. The price on this just doesn't get any better so don't miss the opportunity to pick this up at a steal!!!

1. Afghan Tourmaline pockets tend to be relatively small in size and as a result consistency in color & quality is a rarity! We have never seen Afghan Tourmaline sold by the kilo with like colored and quality material and lots are generally small in size seldom going over 1/2-1 kilo.

2. All Afghan Tourmaline is exhumed from primary deposits and as a result mining costs are considerably higher due to dynamite expenditures and traveling expenditures to get to remote mining areas. It is also interesting to note that since all Afghan Tourmaline is from primary deposits most rough will usually have sharp crystal faces.